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CDC: Risky Health Behaviors Lowering among US Students - eFluxMedia


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CDC: Risky Health Behaviors Lowering among US Students
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By Anna Boyd US teens appear to engage less in risky health behaviors, meaning they’re having less sex, doing fewer drugs and smoking fewer cigarettes than their peers did in 1991, a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed on
Fewer US High School Students Engage in Risky Behaviors Washington Post
Risky behavior declines among teens USA Today
Kansas City Star - The Associated Press - CBS News - Arizona Republic
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Menthol loophole would hurt African-Americans - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Menthol loophole would hurt African-Americans
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 1 hour ago
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act awaiting action by Congress has the potential to advance tobacco control for all Americans —- but only if Congress corrects serious flaws that provide a major win for big tobacco and abandon
Former US Health Officials Oppose Menthol New York Times
More Opposition To Menthol Cigarettes, But No Worries for Altria (MO Clusterstock
Bloomberg - United Press International - Earthtimes (press release) - istockAnalyst.com
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UPDATE 1-FDA panel to discuss Roche arthritis drug July 29 - Reuters


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UPDATE 1-FDA panel to discuss Roche arthritis drug July 29
Reuters - 2 hours ago
LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) experimental arthritis drug Actemra will be considered for approval by a US Food and Drug Administration panel on July 29.
Drug companies drain scientific brains from FDA USA Today
FDA sends Steris a warning letter about sterilizer The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
US Recall News (press release) - Baltimore Sun - Common Dreams (press release) - Medical News Today (press release)
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A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity - eFluxMedia


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A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity
eFluxMedia - 2 hours ago
By Anna Boyd Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret to longevity, as new research by University of Wisconsin-Madison reveals that a compound in red wine may help extend the human lifespan.
Property in Red Wines May Help Protect Body Tissues ABC News
New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging New York Times
FOXNews - AHN - CTV.ca - TheMedGuru
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Children need lots of sleep, nutrition when they are very active - Statesman Journal

Children need lots of sleep, nutrition when they are very active
Statesman Journal, OR - 1 hour ago
The three most important aspects to your child's preparation are sleep, nutrition and physical readiness. It might seem obvious that your child needs sleep.

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Relay for Life walkers celebrate bond with father, grandfather - Naperville Sun

Relay for Life walkers celebrate bond with father, grandfather
Naperville Sun - 2 hours ago
By KATIE FOUTZ kfoutz@scn1.com Now Hutchison, 30, is a dad himself. So it's fitting that just before Father's Day, he is walking in the Relay for Life of South Naperville with his daughter Evelyn, in memory of his father.
Relay for Life coming to Wheeling this weekend Wheeling Countryside
Mother-daughter team to participate in fifth relay Granite City Press Record
Libertyville Review - Hancock County Journal Pilot - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Chicago Daily Herald
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Aids Body Chief Roots for Gays - AllAfrica.com


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Aids Body Chief Roots for Gays
AllAfrica.com - 2 hours ago
THE gay community in the country should not be neglected while designing anti-HIV/AIDS strategies, the director general of the Uganda AIDS Commission, Dr.
Ugandan police arrest gay protestors at AIDS conference Monsters and Critics.com
Complacency, extramarital affairs pushing up Ugandan HIV infection Xinhua
Reuters South Africa - Advocate.com - Africasia - Kaiser network.org
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Salmonella Fear Prompts Stores to Pull Tomatoes from Shelves - eFluxMedia


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Salmonella Fear Prompts Stores to Pull Tomatoes from Shelves
eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago
By Anna Boyd Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s warning on Tuesday that tomatoes might be linked to several cases of salmonellosis in Texas and New Mexico and other seven US states, some stores have already pulled the products
Stores pull some tomatoes after salmonella news Arizona Daily Star
Red Robin stops serving tomatoes Anchorage Daily News (subscription)
Houston Chronicle - Bizjournals.com - Dallas Morning News - NewsWest9.com
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Ex-health boss now cashing in on 9/11 - New York Daily News


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Ex-health boss now cashing in on 9/11
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
BY STEPHANIE GASKELL The former health chief under President Bush, criticized for not doing enough to help Ground Zero heroes, is now making millions off the 9/11 tragedy, tracking the health of sick workers.
Ex-Bush health chief's firm wins Sept. 11 work The Associated Press
Former Bush Official Criticized For His 9/11 Response Will Track NY1
KDBC4 - WEAU-TV 13 - WCAX - Think Progress
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Court limits Vioxx monitoring payments by Merck - Chicago Tribune


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Court limits Vioxx monitoring payments by Merck
Chicago Tribune - 2 hours ago
Drugmaker Merck & Co. doesn't have to cover medical-monitoring expenses for Vioxx users who aren't claiming injury from the recalled painkiller, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled.
Court limits Merck monitoring in Vioxx case The Associated Press
NJ Supreme Court dismisses Vioxx medical monitoring case Forbes
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - InjuryBoard.com - United Press International - RTT News
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